13. Thousands of houses fell down in the earthquake in Taiwan. It seemed that everything happened ________.

　 A in a while　　　　 B in a hurry　　　 C in good time　　　 D in a flash

12.Robert _____ business two years ago, but he did not get along well at first for _____ of experiment.

　 A took up; lack of　　 B put up; short of　 C set up; need of　 D pick up; want of

11.Washigton, a state in the United State, was named ____ one of the greatest American presidents.

　 A in honor of　　　　 B instead of　　　　 C in favour of　　　 D by means of

10. I was going to attend Mary’s wedding party, but I could not make, for my car ___ on the way.

　 A broke down　　　　 B put down　　 　　C broke up　　　　　 D put up

9. It is Mary’s own fault id she feels ______ at the party; she makes no effort to be friendly to people.

　 A left out　　　　　　 B kept out　　　　 C let out　　　　　　 D left out

8. The records of S.H.E are______ being bought, for their songs can bring energy into us.

　 A worthy　　　　　　 B worth　　　　　 C worthwhile　　　　 D worthy of

7. Everyone knows it is not right for Taiwan to ___________ from China.

　 A break away　　　　 B give away　 　　　C turn away　　　　 D put away

6. How many nationalities ______ or country ______?

　 A is; consisted of　　 B does; make up　　 C is; made from　 D does; consist of

5. No matter how I tried to read it, the message did not ______ to me.

　 A understand　　　　　 B make out　　　　 Ct turn out　　　 　D make sense

4. It is said that driving after drinking ______ thousands of traffic accidents every year.

　 A results from　　　　 B contributes to　　　 C devotes to　　　 D lies in